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Kolkata:  The West Bengal Assembly is all set to witness unprecedented theatrics on Tuesday during the second half of the ongoing budget session over parallel speeches by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the House and Leader of…

New Delhi:  Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani is in India for a two-day state visit, marking his second visit to the country since March 2015 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Emir, accompanied by a…

Riyadh: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Riyadh for talks with Saudi officials, focusing on a controversial US proposal for Gaza, as part of his first Middle East tour as the top US diplomat. Rubio's trip to Saudi Arabia…

United Nations: The needs in Gaza, where the ceasefire is holding, are overwhelming, humanitarians said, adding that continuing Israeli operations in the West Bank are still producing casualties. "As the UN and its humanitarian partners…

Addis Ababa: African leaders, experts, and key stakeholders convened at the Africa Business Forum calling for the continent to harness its untapped potential to drive economic transformation. The eighth edition of the forum, the…

Tripoli: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that $106.6 million are needed urgently to assist Sudanese refugees in Libya. In a press release, the UN refugee agency says the funds will be used to support…

New Delhi: The Central government on Monday announced the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). He will be replacing Rajiv Kumar. Gyanesh Kumar is a 1988-batch IAS officer from the Kerala cadre and is…

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Monday bid farewell to Rajiv Kumar who will be demitting the office of Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday (February 18). Rajiv Kumar had joined ECI as Election Commissioner on September…

Bhubaneswar: Amid the controversy related to the suicide of a Nepali female student and subsequent issuance of eviction directions to the students hailing from Nepal, the Higher Education Minister of Odisha Suryabanshi Suraj on Monday…

Los Angeles: Singer-actress Selena Gomez’s mother was the one to link them up. Selena ‘s mother revealed that she played cupid in her relationship with fiance Benny Blanco. Selena and her beau spoke with the media together for the first…